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Bob Stanley
A compelling and unique biography of one of the best-selling bands of all time, told with synapse-rattling insight by renowned pop scholar Bob Stanley.
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A dazzling biography of one of the bestselling bands of all time, told with brilliant insight by renowned pop music scholar Bob Stanley.
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A beautiful new edition of the much-loved, acclaimed and bestselling history of pop.
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Tessa Norton, Mr Bob Stanley
THE LOUDER THAN WAR #1 BOOK OF THE YEAR
A ROUGH TRADE, THE TIMES, MOJO, UNCUT, THE HERALD BOOK OF THE YEAR
"To 50,000 Fall Fans: please buy this inspired…
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The must-read music book of the year: Bob Stanley’s prequel to Yeah Yeah Yeah, Let’s Do It is the only book that brings together all genres to tell the definitive…
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Bob Stanley's Language Barrier is a collection of decades' worth of poems that ponder, reminisce, and celebrate his travels to China, the coronavirus pandemic, the California landscape, climate change, and…
The must-read music book of 2022–and the first such history bringing together all musical genres to tell the definitive narrative of the birth of Pop from 1900 to the mid-1950s…
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Tessa Norton,Bob Stanley
A definitive insight into the ever-influential world of Mark E. Smith and the Fall, featuring never-before published essays and ephemera from fans, collectors and the artist and band themselves.
Musicians choose favourite tracks from their back catalogue and provide telling insights into their creation, meaning or mood. Often,all three. Here, St Etienne’s Bob Stanley writes about the influences and…
The must-read music book of the year--and the first such history bringing together all musical genres to tell the definitive narrative of the birth of Pop from 1900 to the…
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[Stanley is] as clear-eyed about music as he is crazy in love with it. -Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times
Bob Gutkowski, Wallace Matthews
Unveiling the Secrets of NY Sports: Stanley Cup Triumph, Knicks' Near-Miss, New York Yankees' Game-Changing Network, and Celebrity Stories. The Untold Stories of Keenan and Riley's Exits.
In Gut Punch…
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Pamela Ellsworth,Bob Stanley
EMPOWER YOURSELF!
No man wants to read this book but many men should. Did you know that erectile dysfunction is rarely all in your head, but is sometimes a warning…
Jonny Trunk, FUEL
Whether it’s the poster for the three-wheeler Bond Bug or the rare and racy flick book for the Ford Cortina Mark III, Auto Erotica will delight and possibly drive you…
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Stanley Turkel Cmhs
My long-time preoccupation with hotel history reveals one continuous strand: the achievements of unique entrepreneurs who created singular hotels one at a time. These pioneers were not "hotel men" by…
Robert Grandin
An account of the most famous Australian battle of the Vietnam war by the six Australian commanders and one New Zealander commander of the units which made up the Australian…
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